"poor boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poor boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poor boy (plural poor boys)
  1. (US) A submarine sandwich: a po' boy. Tags: US Categories (topical): Sandwiches Synonyms (sandwich): sub
    Sense id: en-poor_boy-en-noun-H~s6RI7i Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 87 13 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'sandwich': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poor, boy.
    Sense id: en-poor_boy-en-noun-zm1jIE2W

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